Song written by Ricky and Marty Wilde.
Seventh track of the album Teases & Dares. Inspired by the movie Bladerunner, the track contains a few samples from that film.
Versions
There are two versions of ‘Bladerunner’: the album version and a live version recorded in Hamburg and released on the album Aliens Live.
Live performances
‘Bladerunner’ was performed live during the Rage To Rock Tour in 1985 and during the Here Come the Aliens tour and during the Return of the Aliens Tour.
Kim about ‘Bladerunner’
‘Bladerunner’ was written after seeing the film.
Credits
Drums: Chris North
Roland Jupiter 8, Yamaha DX 7, Solina, Mini Moog, Synclavier II, backing vocals: Ricki Wilde
Produced by Ricki Wilde and Marty Wilde.
Engineer: Nigel Mills with thanks to Stephen Stewart-Short and Pete Schwier.
Lyrics
(“Mother?”)
(“Mother?”)
Well as the city nights grow cold
The lights jump through the shutters
And a thousand echos fill the streets
And bounce along the dirty gutters
(Out there)
I know that he’s waiting for me
(Somewhere)
I know that he’s waiting there for me
I watched her falling to the ground
And saw the glass go flying
And inside her mind the fuse blew out
But deep inside a voice was crying
(Out there)
I know that he’s waiting for me
(Somewhere)
I know that he’s waiting there
Look out for the Bladerunner
I thought I heard him calling you
And now a silence fills the room
I feel my heart start beating
‘cos inside the shadows there he stands
He’s waiting on our final meeting
(Out there)
I know that he’d waited for me
(Somewhere)
I know that he’d waited there for me